Why a 'record low' number of Americans are 'pro-choice': 5 theories
Posted on May 24, 2012, at 7:10 AMGallup reveals a surprising drop in the number of people who call themselves "pro-choice," even as more Americans back gay marriage and the legalization of pot
How TV shows deal with abortion: A timeline
Posted on April 24, 2012, at 6:10 PMFour decades have passed since the first TV character had an abortion on Maude. But as this week's episode of Girls reveals, it's still a touchy subject
Sarah Silverman's 'vile' before-and-after abortion photos
Posted on April 16, 2012, at 10:59 AMThe comedian is no stranger to controversy, but even some of her fans are questioning whether her latest stunt went over the line
Is it reckless to publicize the names of doctors who perform abortions?
Posted on March 20, 2012, at 1:45 PMAnti-abortion legislators in Tennessee push a bill that critics say will only serve to single out doctors and women for extremist attacks
Time to outlaw 'wrongful birth' lawsuits?
Posted on March 14, 2012, at 2:02 PMOregon parents say they would have aborted had a lab test correctly revealed that their daughter would be born with Down syndrome — and win a $2.9 million lawsuit
Doonesbury's 'graphic' abortion comic strips: 'Tasteless'?
Posted on March 12, 2012, at 6:25 PMNewspapers are split over whether to run controversial cartoons likening Texas' mandated pre-abortion ultrasounds to rape
Is killing newborns really 'no different' than abortion?
Posted on March 1, 2012, at 5:40 PMA paper in an ethics journal argues that neither fetuses nor newborns are "actual persons" yet, so the same rules should apply to both
Virginia's new abortion law: 'State-sanctioned rape'?
Posted on February 21, 2012, at 9:44 AMGov. Bob McDonnell is on the cusp of signing an unpopular bill that would force many women to undergo an invasive sonogram before getting an abortion
Is Komen's flip-flop really a victory for Planned Parenthood?
Posted on February 3, 2012, at 4:05 PMCaving to pressure, the cancer-fighting charity apologizes for defunding Planned Parenthood. But that doesn't mean Planned Parenthood will get its Komen grants
Did the Komen charity's Planned Parenthood diss backfire?
Posted on February 3, 2012, at 11:06 AMThe pink-ribboned Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it dumped Planned Parenthood to distance itself from controversy. Whoops
The 'deeply disturbing' rise in unsafe abortions: By the numbers
Posted on January 23, 2012, at 7:30 AMAbout half of the world's abortions are performed illegally, resulting in dangerous complications and sometimes death
Sending kids to lobby against abortion: 'Cheap exploitation'?
Posted on January 16, 2012, at 2:22 PMTo garner support for Ohio's controversial "heartbeat bill," anti-abortion activists use teddy-bear-clutching children as lobbyists
iPhone uproar: Is Siri anti-abortion?
Posted on December 1, 2011, at 1:59 PMApple's virtual assistant would apparently be happy to direct you to a strip club — but not to an abortion clinic
Mississippi's failed 'personhood' amendment: 3 takeaways
Posted on November 10, 2011, at 3:40 PMA proposal to define a fertilized human egg as a person was expected to pass in Mississippi, and radically alter the abortion debate. Why didn't it?
Mississippi's tough new abortion amendment: 'Personhood' at conception?
Posted on November 3, 2011, at 10:56 AMNext week, Mississippi voters are poised to legally decide if "personhood" begins when an egg is fertilized. What will the Supreme Court say about that?
Rick Perry's 'abortion doctrine': Humiliating women?
Posted on September 2, 2011, at 4:56 PMThe Texas governor, says the Guardian's Amanda Marcotte, continues to demonstrate an open hostility toward sex education, family planning, and women
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